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Colour

#AA68CB

  • #AA68CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AA68CB is a violet with RGB values 170, 104, 203 and HSL 280°, 49%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AA68CB#AA68CB
HEX#AA68CB
RGBrgb(170, 104, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4078, 0.7961
RGB percentages66.7%, 40.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(280, 48.8%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 48.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK16.3%, 48.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,167,947
CSS custom property--colour: #AA68CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#559734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5280CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6585C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A77790no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.3Orchid · ΔE 15.6Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7Violet · ΔE 20Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89CB68
Analogous#7968CB, #CB68BA
Triadic#CBAA68, #68CBAA
Split complementary#BACB68, #68CB78
Tetradic#CB7968, #89CB68, #68BBCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EADAF2
Lighter +20%#D5B4E5
Lighter +10%#BF8ED8
Darker −10%#9542BE
Darker −20%#773598
Darker −30%#5A2773
Darker −40%#3C1A4D
More saturated +25%#B24FE4
Less saturated −25%#A281B2

Channel breakdown

R170
G104
B203
Red170 (66.7%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)48.77%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 68 · B CB

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